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John Clavering (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir John Clavering KB (bapt. 1722 - 30 August 1777 ) was an army officer and diplomat.
Baptised in Lanchester, County Durham , England in 1722, Clavering was the younger son of Sir James Clavering Bt and Catherine Yorke,[1] Sir Thomas Clavering, 7th Baronet .[2] ensign in the Army in 1736, and was a captain of the Coldstream Guards by 1753.[1]
During the Seven Years' War , Clavering served in the West Indies, commanding the attack on Guadeloupe , in 1759.[1] 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot .[1] Lieutenant General , in 1770, Clavering was appointed as governor of Landguard Fort .[1] Council of Bengal . In 1774, shortly after Warren Hastings was appointed Governor General , Clavering was appointed as Commander in Chief in India .[2]
Clavering was married twice; firstly (in 1756) he married Lady Diana West, daughter of John West, 1st Earl De La Warr . Lady Diana died in 1766. In 1772, Clavering married his cousin, Catherine Yorke.[1]
He was created a Knight of the Bath in 1775. He died at Calcutta, India .[2]
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NAME
Clavering, Sir John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Army officer and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH
after 1722
PLACE OF BIRTH
Northumberland , England
DATE OF DEATH
1777
PLACE OF DEATH
India
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